Anna Elizabeth Semmes was born to Anna Spencer Semmes, wife of Raphael Semmes in December, 1847. The pregnancy occurred during the eleven month period that her husband was in Vera Cruz during the Mexican-American War. It is believed Anna Elizabeth used a birth year of 1846 to avoid awkward questions.
It should be noted that in a letter to his wife in 1862, Raphael Semmes named each of his children, but failed to mention Anna Elizabeth, possibly a rebuke to his wife. There also exists a family bible in which Raphael recorded his geneaology starting with his grandparents and finishing with a list of his children, once again omitting Anna Elizabeth. At the end of the info, someone with a different handwriting style entered Anna Elizabeth Semmes' name with a birthdate of May 16, 1846.
It should be noted that in a letter to his wife in 1862, Raphael Semmes named each of his children, but failed to mention Anna Elizabeth, possibly a rebuke to his wife. There also exists a family bible in which Raphael recorded his geneaology starting with his grandparents and finishing with a list of his children, once again omitting Anna Elizabeth. At the end of the info, someone with a different handwriting style entered Anna Elizabeth Semmes' name with a birthdate of May 16, 1846.
Anna Elizabeth Semmes was born to Anna Spencer Semmes, wife of Raphael Semmes in December, 1847. The pregnancy occurred during the eleven month period that her husband was in Vera Cruz during the Mexican-American War. It is believed Anna Elizabeth used a birth year of 1846 to avoid awkward questions.
It should be noted that in a letter to his wife in 1862, Raphael Semmes named each of his children, but failed to mention Anna Elizabeth, possibly a rebuke to his wife. There also exists a family bible in which Raphael recorded his geneaology starting with his grandparents and finishing with a list of his children, once again omitting Anna Elizabeth. At the end of the info, someone with a different handwriting style entered Anna Elizabeth Semmes' name with a birthdate of May 16, 1846.
It should be noted that in a letter to his wife in 1862, Raphael Semmes named each of his children, but failed to mention Anna Elizabeth, possibly a rebuke to his wife. There also exists a family bible in which Raphael recorded his geneaology starting with his grandparents and finishing with a list of his children, once again omitting Anna Elizabeth. At the end of the info, someone with a different handwriting style entered Anna Elizabeth Semmes' name with a birthdate of May 16, 1846.
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